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Magik
(II)

Real
name: Jimaine Szardos, a.k.a. Amanda
Sefton Occupation: Guardian of Limbo Identity: Secret Legal status: Naturalized citizen of the United States
with no criminal record, former Citizen of West Germany Place of birth: Unrevealed Group affiliation: Formerly Excalibur
Base of operations: Limbo First appearance: X-MEN Vol. 1 #98

History: Born Jimaine Szardos, Amanda Sefton grew up
with her foster brother, Kurt Wagner, now the X-Man known as
Nightcrawler, in Der Jarrmacht
traveling circus. The two fell in love, but Amanda stayed behind
to study the mystic arts when Kurt left to find adventure. Amanda
and Kurt lost touch with one another, until they met in New
York and renewed their relationship. Amanda did not reveal her
abilities to Kurt until the powerful sorceress Margali, her
mother and his foster mother, threatened Nightcrawler's life.
Margali blamed Kurt for killing her son, Stefan, relenting only
when she discovered her son had turned evil.

While Kurt was a member of Excalibur,
Amanda helped the British super-team on its missions. When Illyana
Rasputin, the original Magik, died,
she gave teammate Shadowcat
her Soulsword, a magical weapon created from the darkest part
of Magik's soul during her stay in Limbo. However, the Soulsword
began to corrupt Shadowcat. Amanda saved her friend from the
weapon's dark powers, convincing Shadowcat to give her the Soulsword.
She then entrusted the implement to her mother. Margali, slightly
insane at the time, used the Soulsword to murder those ahead
of her on the Winding Way, a mystical path followed by many
magicians on which each conjurer takes a turn being powerful,
then powerless, until returning to a position of greater power.
Margali then joined the London Hellfire
Club, whose members were planning to destroy the city and
take over Britain. Amanda left Excalibur after helping defeat
her mother and the Hellfire Club, claiming she didn't feel right
due to the changing currents of power on the Winding Way.

Belasco, the powerful demon sorcerer
who ruled Limbo, captured Margali following her defeat. But
the sorceress switched bodies with Amanda to recuperate, regain
her freedom and win back her position on the Winding Way. Margali
eventually made her way back to Limbo, where mother and daughter
returned to their rightful bodies and defeated Belasco. Amanda
became the Mistress of Limbo, taking the name Magik to confuse
her foes' spells.

Height: 5 ft. 6 in.Weight: 110 lbs. Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde

Known superhuman powers: Amanda Sefton is a master sorceress
on par with her mother, Margali. As Magik, she wields the mystical
Soulsword and controls Limbo's stepping disks.